Meet Our Crew
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Dereck Gignac
came to woodworking through the avenue of computer aided design, CNC programming, and additive manufacturing.
He developed as a designer through his time spent as a technical specialist in the Physics & Astronomy dept. at Western University where he assisted in the completion of a long running research project.
Instagram: @research.caddy
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Tara Smith
is the “woodshop sous-chef” with a focus on details - from assisting in design, fabrication, and soldering, to final touches.
Outside of the woodshop, she studies & explores local forests as an amateur mycologist.
Coming from the background of working in a nursery school setting, she is writing & illustrating a children’s book featuring fungi.
Her pieces, in a variety of media, are in homes & businesses around the world.
Instagrams:
@threadedmycelium
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Nova
is head of security in the woodshop.
In her spare time, she is a collector of fine sticks, a forest explorer, a pure goofball, and is continuously working on her favourite hobby: ball.
She is an experienced vegetable connoisseur.
Instagram:
No Instagram handle right now, as she does not currently meet the age threshold.
how we got started
Stick To The Woods bloomed into existence through the inspiration of a broken charging port on Dereck’s phone.
After searching online, he was dissatisfied with the endless options of plastic wireless chargers out in the world.
Instead of diving into the plastic abyss, we were inspired to add some warmth and beauty into a product many people would use daily.
From a love of woodworking, a background in tech design, and having an appreciation for the aesthetics of the 1950s-1970s, we set out to build our perfect overnight device charger and bring a touch of nature to our tech.
After dozens of major design iterations and hundreds of hours of fiddling in CAD, we are very excited to share our little vision with everyone who’s looking for a similar solution for their phone or wireless charging devices.
Find ‘The Landing Pad’ here.
our shop
We are currently operating out of a dedicated workshop in beautiful Dutton, ON.
We source our wood from a local sawmill, making use of smaller imperfect slabs and honing them into beautiful boards & unique, router-ready panels.
If you like what we do and would like to support our work, tips go towards keeping our woodshop going!